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Director
  
A. Bhimsingh

Duration
  

Language
  
Tamil

7.6/10
IMDb

Music director
  
K. V. Mahadevan

Country
  
India

Padikkadha Medhai movie poster
Release date
  
25 June 1960

Songs
  
Aadi Pizhaithalum

Cast
  
Sivaji Ganesan
,
Shavukaru Janaki
,
S V Ranga Rao
,
R Muthuraman
,
Pasupuleti Kannamba

Padikkadha Medhai (English: Uneducated Genius) is a Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki in the lead roles. The film, directed by A. Bhimsingh, had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan and was released on 25 June 1960. The film was remade in Telugu as Aathmabandhuvu , in Kannada as Baala Bandana and in Hindi as Mehrban (1967). This movie is an inspiration for Per Sollum Pillai and Swarg.

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Plot

Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one family. He brings up an orphan, Rangan (Sivaji Ganesan), who is utterly devoted to the family. Calamity strikes the family in the form of loss in business. The last daughter's marriage gets cancelled. The brothers and their wives ill-treat their parents and Rangan and his wife. Seeing this Chandrasekaran has no choice to ask Rangan and his wife leave their house. Aftermath Chandrasekaran dies a broken-hearted man leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless hospitality. Rangan, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, takes it upon himself to look after the mother and sister. In the end, he proves that love and affection is the greatest wealth.

Cast

  • Sivaji Ganesan as Rangan
  • Sowcar Janaki as Rangan's wife
  • S. V. Ranga Rao
  • P. Kannamba
  • T. S. Durairaj
  • T. R. Ramachandran
  • E. V. Saroja
  • Sandhya as Ranga Rao's 1st DIL
  • S. A. Asokan
  • R. Muthuraman
  • V. Gopalakrishnan
  • T. P. Muthulakshmi
  • M. S. Sundari Bai
  • Pakkirisamy
  • M. N. Krishnan
  • S. D. Subbulakshmi
  • S. R. Sivakami as Ranga Rao's 2nd DIL

    • Crew

  • Producer: N. Krishnaswamy
  • Production Company: Bala Movies
  • Director: A. Bhimsingh
  • Music: K. V. Mahadevan
  • Lyrics: Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Kannadasan & A. Maruthakasi
  • Story: Asha Poorna Devi
  • Screenplay: A. Bhimsingh
  • Dialogues: K. S. Gopalakrishnan
  • Art Direction: R. B. S. Mani
  • Editing: A. Bhimsingh
  • Choreography: K. N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai
  • Cinematography: G. Vittal Rao
  • Audiography: T. S. Rangasamy

    • Soundtrack

    The music composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while lyrics written by Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Kannadasan and A. Maruthakasi.Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, A. L. Raghavan, P. Leela, P. Suseela, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, M. S. Rajeswari, K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari

    References

    Padikkadha Medhai Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Padikkadha Medhai IMDb